Nadal says after his last Swedish Open final 19 years ago he could not imagine what he would go on to achieve
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00:00Rafa, it's 19 years since you won the title here. How does it feel different this year based on...
00:05I feel much older, yeah.
00:10But, no, I make a joke on the court last day that I'm here defending my title.
00:17But, yeah, I mean, completely different situation 19 years ago.
00:24My tennis career just, in some way, started 19 years after.
00:30I can say that I'm very proud about all the things that happened in my life and in my career, without a doubt.
00:38In that moment, I never would imagine to be...
00:41First thing, I never would imagine to be here at the age of 38.
00:45But, of course, being here at the age of 38 after all the success that I had in the Tour
00:52is something that was impossible to imagine myself 19 years ago.
00:59So, yeah, just happy for everything.
01:02But we have a final tomorrow and I want to be ready for it.